Ken Forsch vs. Jay Hughes — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Jay Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jay Hughes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
3.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
37.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
4.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jay Hughes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jay Hughes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
538.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
117.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
83.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100